Offshore Major Accident Hazards Advisory Committee (OMAHAC)

Since the UK left the EU, the Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR) is now the UKs Offshore Competent Authority (previously known as the Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR). How HSE regulate the offshore industry stays the same. Our guidance will be updated to reflect this change.

(Previously known as - Offshore Industry Advisory Committee)

The Offshore Major Accident Hazards Advisory Committee (OMAHAC) was established in March 2016 to meet the requirements of the Directive 2013/30/EU on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations. The Directive required member states to establish mechanisms for effective tripartite consultation to consider major accident hazard prevention and associated environmental issues. The members of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) sanctioned OIAC to be re-constituted to evolve into a strategic focused committee with revised Terms of Reference[33] and new Ways of Working[34].

OMAHAC is a tripartite committee that includes members who represent regulators, operators and owners and worker representatives. It will support the work of the Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR)[35] in the management and control of offshore major accident hazards.

To contact OMAHAC please send an email to: omar-general@hse.gov.uk

Further Information

More about the Offshore Major Accident Hazards Advisory Committee[36]

Link URLs in this page

  1. OMARhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/index.htm
  2. Overview - The Competent Authorityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/index.htm
  3. OMAR Governancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/governance.htm
  4. Appeals Processhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/appeals.htm
  5. Freedom of Informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/foi.htm
  6. Enforcement Policieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/enforcement.htm
  7. Cost Recovery Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/authority/charging.htm
  8. Overview - OMAR Operations and Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/index.htm
  9. Guidance Regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/guidance-regulations.htm
  10. Design / Relocation Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/design-relocation.htm
  11. Overview - Safety Caseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/safety-cases/index.htm
  12. Safety Case Topic Specialist Assessment Templates and Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/safety-cases/safety-case-topic-specialist-assessment.htm
  13. Dismantlement Safety Caseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/safety-cases/dismantlement-safety-cases.htm
  14. Oil Pollution Emergency Plans (OPEP)https://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/oil-pollution.htm
  15. Well Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/well-notifications.htm
  16. Combined Operations Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/combined-operations.htm
  17. Thorough Reviewshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/thorough-reviews.htm
  18. Requesting an Exemptionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/requesting-exemption.htm
  19. Investigationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/investigation.htm
  20. Inspectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/inspection.htm
  21. OMAR Consultation on Licensing and Appointment of Operatorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/guidance/consultation.htm
  22. Overview - Reportinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/index.htm
  23. Reporting Incidents to OMARhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/incidents-to-omar.htm
  24. Confidential Reporting to OMARhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/confidential-reporting.htm
  25. Offshore publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/reporting/offshore-publications.htm
  26. Overview - OMAHAChttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac.htm
  27. Further informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/information.htm
  28. Meetingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac-papers/index.htm
  29. Membershiphttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac-membership.htm
  30. News and eventshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/news.htm
  31. Meetingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac-papers/index.htm
  32. Membershiphttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/omahac-membership.htm
  33. Terms of Referencehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/information.htm
  34. Ways of Workinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/information.htm#ways
  35. Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR)https://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/index.htm
  36. More about the Offshore Major Accident Hazards Advisory Committeehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/omar/information.htm
  37. HSE reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/transparency-reports.htm

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Updated 2024-06-12